What color is #FCE0E4?

#FCE0E4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE0E4?

The RGB value is 252, 224, 228: 252 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE0E4?

The complementary color is #E0FCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE0E4 color

#FCE0E4 rgb(252, 224, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCE0E4 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.8% green and 89.4% blue (252, 224, 228).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 82% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cake Frosting (#F9DFE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#FCE0E4 color codes

HEX	`#FCE0E4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 224, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 82%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.51, 10.26, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.51, 10.38, 8.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.803, 79.61, 84.493)`
Decimal	`16572644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE0E4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FCE0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FCE0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce0e4; }
.text { color: #fce0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 224 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce0e4, #fceae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FCE0E4?: #FCE0E4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE0E4?: The RGB value is 252, 224, 228: 252 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE0E4?: The complementary color is #E0FCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.